1 and syphilitic erratic pain. The latter (Lab. seed .)
2 in acute gonorrhoea. Acidity of the stomach, from
3 dyspepsia.
4 C A N T H A li 11) K 3.
5 Cantharis vesiraforia —tiie blistering flies l
6 saw in Calml, feeding in swarms upon Ash-trees {Framnusj.
7 In Hindostan the Melon Telmi is substituted, and is more active
8 on account of the 'abundance of CtuUharidine, which is the
9 effective part of both of them; the fresher they are, th more
10 powerful their effect; and as they lose their virtue by being Kept
11 in a dry state, I prepared a concentrated essence from the fresh
12 flies, which are abundant at Lahore. The essence of them is so
13 powerful, that the simple application with a feather, immediately
14 raises a blister. The Hakims anil Hindoo doctors never use
15 blistering- (lies as blistering agents; but use Cantharkles against
16 itch and leprosy, and conceive that they destroy lice, and am
17 obnoxious to the urinary bladder. The tincture has lately been
18 recommended internally for obstinate ulcers. A blister applied
19 over the stomach, removed ague. In Phlebitis, and especially in
20 Phlegmasia doleris, blistering is recommended.
21 Canthar. (II.) Haeihaturin. Rheumatic toothache.
22 Salivation. Sore-tlnoat.
23 *C.Mm.r,cs Ven a in s—vegetates in the Himalayas, as ;iri Europe;
24 and is used by the Hakims chiefly in gall diseases.
25 C a pill oen, (I.)
26 Camparis simnosa— is probably imported from Arabia. The
27 Hakims administer this root for debility of the stomach, and
28 distention of the spleen.
29 Cap par. spin . radio (I.) Pustules.
30 Capsicum a.vnuum. Capsicum frutescettb . Piper -Tmdicvm _
31 is much used in India by both natives and foreigners, less for
32 medicinal than for culinary purposes, being found in neatly all
33 dishes, in which it is a wholesome ingredient, congenial to the
34 climate, creating appetite. Its vinegar is a rubefacient.
35 Capsid semma (II.) Carious toothache, with or without
36 swellings. Gripes. Haiti of the kidneys.
37 Carso a^tmat.is —Instead of the common animal charcoal,
38 voi. n. o
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